American Rose (#FF033E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.94:1 — vs black: 5.33:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF033E
  • RGB rgb(255, 3, 62)
  • HSL hsl(346, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 99, 76, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF0033

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF033E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#03FFC4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#FF03BC
#FF4603
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#3EFF03
#033EFF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#03FF46
#03BCFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#BCFF03
#03FFC4
#4603FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

American Rose
#FF033E Base
#690019
#B5002A
#D90033
#FF2C5D
#FF4F79
#FF9CB3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of American Rose, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0006
#480011
#77001C
#A50027
#D30032
American Rose #FF033E Base
#FF3061
#FF5E83
#FF8BA6
#FFB8C9
#FFE6EB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF033E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF033E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF033E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF033E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF033E,
        #03FFC4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF033E,
        #03FFC4
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$american-rose: #FF033E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$american-rose-r: 255;
$american-rose-g: 3;
$american-rose-b: 62;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $american-rose;
    color: rgba($american-rose-r, $american-rose-g, $american-rose-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How American Rose appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF033E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #93932D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5D5D41 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FE1414 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #808080 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to American Rose ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

American Rose #FF033E Base
Electric Crimson #FF003F ΔE 0.32
Carmine #FF0040 ΔE 0.56
Carmine Red #FF0038 ΔE 1.37
Tractor Red #FD0E35 ΔE 2.28

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.